THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Spathocera Dalmani, Schill. 



Berytus comnnilatus of Fieber. 



B. Signoieti of Fieber. 



B. nionlivagiis, Bienii. 



B. pygmaeus of Fieber. 



Chilasis Typha3 of Mulsant. 



Megaloiiotiis pilicornis of Mulsant. 



Drymus pilipes of Fieber. 



Plintliisus bidentulus, H.-Schf. 



Hydrometra aptera, Wimm. 



Corixa atomaria of lUiger. 



Monosynainnia Scotti, ik s. / 



Allodapus riifescens of Burmeister. 

 Monosynainnia Scotti is given as new to Science, with the 

 following description : — 



" Black, clothed with a very short griseoas-yellow pile. 

 Head shining. Antennae with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd joints 

 black, the 4th pitchy ; base and tip of the 1st, and tip of the 

 2nd joints nariowly white. Rostrum with the 1st joint 

 pitchy ; the 2nd and 3rd reddish yellow ; the 4th pitchy ; 

 tip of the 3rd pitchy. Pronotuni finely punctured posteriorly, 

 and in paler speciuiens with a short reddish central line, not 

 reaching to the hinder margin. Scutellum finely punctined, 

 in paler specimens with a reddish spot at each of tlie basal 

 angles. Elytra very finely shagreened. Base of the cuneus 

 and the side next the cell in paler examples generally mar- 

 gined with while. Membrane pale pitchy brown ; nerves 

 yellowish ; the posterior one margined internally, and a nar- 

 row triangular patch externally next the cuneus white. Legs : 

 thighs pitchy black or red-brown, their tips reddish yellow ; 

 on the under side of the middle pair, at the base, there is a 

 short, longitudinal row of piceous spots ; on the hinder pair 

 there are two rows, one of them along the centre, the other 

 near the upper side, and on the upper side, a little before the 

 apex, there are generally two black spots. Tibiae yellowish, 

 piceous at the lips; 2nd and 3rd pairs with large black 

 spots, in each of which is set a short, stout, black hair. Tarsi 

 yellowish, apical half of the second and the whole of the ter- 

 minal joint and claws pitchy. 

 " Length 1^ line. 

 " Taken at Deal by Mr. Douglas and myself, in August, 



